Bill > S06279

This bill amends the public health law in New York to require children enrolled in overnight, non-regulated, summer day, or traveling camps to be vaccinated against a specified list of diseases, including poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcal disease, and hepatitis B. The bill allows for exemptions if a healthcare practitioner certifies that the immunization may be detrimental to the child's health. The bill also defines the term "children's non-regulated camp" and gives the commissioner the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the law, which will take effect on October 1, 2019.